Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senator Morrill, Introduces an Elaborate
Bill Restricting immigration Into
the United States.
America Regarded as a Convenient Cess
pool by tho Nations Of the Old World.
House Not In Session,
Flftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

Virginia case. He said that the report
was unanimous. The questions raised
were very simple ones and easily COM
pretended. One of them had been long
ago determined by the Senate, and he sup
posed that all the Senators had had occa.
sion to reflect on the others. In order
that the Senator entitledto the seat might
enter at once upon his duties, he hoped
there would be no objection
to having the report disposed
OF at present. The report was
read at lergth. II concludes with two
resolutions, one declaring that Daniel 81.
Lucas is not entitled to the seat, and the
other declaring that Charles J. Faulkner
has been duly elected Senator from the
state of West Virginia for term Of six
years, commencing the 4th OF March, 1887,
and IS entitled to q seat in the Senate as
| such Senator. The resolutions were
agreed to viva voce, and the oath Of
office was thereupon administered to Mr.
| Faulkner.
Mr.. Boar then moved that Mr.. Faux
ner be assigned to the committee on
| claims, District of Columbia, mines and
mining, and pensions. Agreed to.
Senator Harris, from the committee on
rules, reported an amendment TO the
| thirty-frs rule. That rule provides that
where an adverse report Is made on 8
| claim and the report is agreed to it shall
not be in order to take the papers from
the file for the purpose of referring them
at a subsequent session unless the action
states that new evidence has been dis
covered and the substance Of it. The
amendment is to add to the rule & clause
that in cases where there is no adverse
report it shall be the duty OF he Secre-
tsry of the Senate to transmit all such
papers to the committee in which such
| claim is pending. The report was
| agreed to.
Among the bills introduced were the
| following:
By Senator George: To protect inno-
cent purchasers of patented articles, max
| ing it valid defense for actions against
infringement that the article was bought
| for use, not for sale, and in good faith
and in the usual course Of trade, and pro-
| viding that old patents shall be subject
to purchase by the government for gen.
eral use st reasonable valuation.
Senator Chandler offered resolution
authorizing the select committee on In
0Ian tresties authorized on June 80, 1886,
| to continue its investigation. Referred.
The Senate then took up Senator Nor
rill's bill to regulate immigration, and
WAS addressed by that Senator in advo-
| cacy of the bill.
Senator Morrill, said the measure INTRO
| duced by him was intended to regulate
immigration by scheme so moderate as
to receive general approval. Its main OBJ
lect, he said, was to have the character
| of fho &c. a~sf hxyf ,n
| United States consul at the ports of de-
parture, instead of by the state commIs-
sioners at the ports OF arrival. The for
eign idea, he said, was that the United
States invited free immigration, regard
less OF the character of the people, but
the American idea was that it never
really offered 40 asylum to convicts, to
| irrecOncilable enemies of law and order
| asylums and warehouses;. The doors
| were left open to persons of good moral
character. The fact thst nearly 5000, 900
immigrants had come to this country
within the LAST ten years proved that the
question was one of great Importance.
The American principles Of free
admission OF immigrants was not pro-
posed to be abandoned, but that the prin-
the immigrants should be of good charac-
referred to the fact that the mayor Of the
Athens CT America had presided at
q banquet given in honor of
the champion slugger of the prIzs ring
and il nor the will at least the political
to that. He said 70 per cent of the popu-
lot Nf nCfn ~
Of foreign birth and foreign parentage.
York and per cent. Of the population OF
be aggravated by future immigration.
By the census of 1880 the population OF
foreign birth and parentage was 10, 900,
900. and the immigration since then was
1894 ,433, 50 without including children
| in this country foreign population nearly
one-third Of the entire population. This
discloses the enormous attractive force
exerted by this country on the people OF
Europe. He had lately visited Castle
! arrived from Antwerp with 5000 immi-
grants, and the sights he witnessed sug-
gested the doubt whether this country
POCSSCSSa VIC tlohCSShNCus poVVA w
transfer all those immigrants into good
and valuable American citizens. He
quoted the reply of Mr.. Balfour to
q question in the House of Commons as
to the government aiding immigration to
the effect that the government would ap-
ply no more money to that purpose dur
ing the year. This he said was q negative
pregnant. Mr.. Balfour had not said that
parishes or neighbors should not
aid immigration. At the end of
the year immigration might be aided
by the government again unless the
fishery commissioners should implore
Mr.. Balfour to refrain from putting briars
In their path while cunning diplomacy
was going on here. The paupers OF
Great Britain numbered nearly L.
100000 outside the uncounted vag.
rants, and the p,upers far exceeded
the number OF so-called paupers.
There was too strong tendency in Ea.
rope to regard the United States as q cess
pool for the vilest products of the old
world. Provident hushandry demanded
that young Americs should not be wholly
| deprived Of its birthright.
Mr.. Morrill, said his measure would,
of course be referred tn the iudiciarv